Convertible seat-bed



Dec. 2, 1952 P. SPAGNOLI CONVERTIBLE SEAT-BED 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed July 23, 1951 INVENTOR.

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5 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed July 23, 1951 INVENTOR. PAUL S PAG NOLI ha fiz rm v ATTORNEYS Dec. 2, 1952 P. SPAGNOLI 2,619,657

CONVERTIBLE SEAT-BED Filed July 25, 1951 3 Sheets-Sheet s INVENTOR.

PAUL SPAGNOLJ @yfimw ATTORNEYS Patented Dec. 2, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,619,657 CONVERTIBLE SEAT-BED Paul Spagnoli, San Francisco, Calif.

Application July 23, 1951, Serial No. 238,105

. 4 Claims.

The present invention relates to improvements in a convertible seat-bed. It consists of the combinations, constructions and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter described and claimed.

It is proposed in this invention to provide a dual-purpose article of furniture that is correctly proportioned and comfortable to an occupant, regardless of its-employment as a seat or bed. Broadly speaking, this objective is accomplished by providing the convertible seat-bed with a removable arm rest or rests.

When this furniture is being utilized for a Seat, the arm rests are mounted thereon so as to reduce the overall width of the seat proper, thus rendering the article more form-fitting to the occupant and promoting the comfort thereof. Upon detaching these arm rests, a wider width of bed is afforded.

Moreover, this seat-bed is provided with a comfortable spring-edge seat proper, upon converting the article of furniture into a seat. When thus utilized, the arm rests preclude the occupant from sitting directly over rigid portions of the bedsupporting frame; contrawise, the occupant must be seated over a spring section of the bed.

As a still further object, I propose to provide arm rests that may be applied readily to the main frame of the seat-bed, or easily detached therefrom. .The detached arms and the cushion provided for this furniture are adapted to be stacked on the floor'to serve as a bed-side seat.

The generic term seat, as used herein, is sufficiently broad to include a chair, sofa, sectional sofa, chesterfield,, or any other thing similarly used. Furthermore, the word bed is intended to include any article of furniture, regardless of its length or width, which is intended to be used'for resting or sleeping in or on. Several variations ofmy convertible seat-bed will be disclosed as thespecification continues. I

Another object of my invention is to produce an article of the character described, which is simple in construction, durable and efficient for the purpose intended;

Other objects and advantages will appear as thedetails are set forth. The novelfeatures of the invention will be pointed out in the appended claims.

1 Drawings Y 1 For a better understanding of the invention,

reference should be had, to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this application, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my convertible chair-bed, with parts arranged in chair-forming r position;

Figure 2 is a side elevational view of this same chair-bed;

Figure 3 is a perspective view of a box-like frame used on the interior of the removable arm rests;

Figure 4 discloses this chair-bed in solid lines as being opened up for use as a bed, while the dot-dash lines indicate the arm rests and cushion arranged to provide a chaise longue;

Figure 5 is a front elevation view of the chairbed, with the arm rests shown in transverse section to disclose the interior construction there- Figure 6 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view taken along the plane VI--VI of Figure 5; and

Figure 7 is a perspective view of one part of a sectional sofa.

While I have shown only the preferred forms of my invention, it should be understood that various changes, or modifications, may be made within the scope of the annexed claims without departing from the spirit thereof.

Detailed description Referring now to the embodiment of my invention, as shown in Figures 1 to 6, inclusive, I have illustrated a convertible chair-bed, which includes a main or seat frame A and a bed frame B. In Figure 1, the parts of the bed frame have been folded into the confines of the main frame, producing a chair; while Figure 4 discloses the bed frame as being extended from the main frame for employment as a bed.

In its structural features, the main frame A includes a pair of spaced-apart side panels I0, which are interconnected by a front rail H "and a back [2. Extensions I4 are formed as parts of these panels and rise therefrom. The rear edges [5 of these extensions terminate in spaced relation ahead ofa spring section 16 mounted on the back (see Figures 2 and 4). This section near its lateral edges curves both vertically and horizontally. Of course, the main frame may be upholstered with suitable material so as to enhance its appearance.

The bed frame B is conventional inconstruction. In Figure 4, this frame has been shown as including lateral or side members I1, 18 and 19,

which are articulated together. When the bed is extended, links 20 and legs 2 l-22 constitute supports for the bed frame. The usual spring section 23 (see Figure 5) is carried by the bedframe so as to sustain a mattress 24 thereon.

,As suggested in Figure 5, the lateral members l9 are rigid and disposed adjacent to the inner furniture into a bed, the arm rests DI and D2 are removed from the extensions 14 of the side panels ID by merely moving the arm rests upwardly. Thereafter, it will be found convenient to place the detached arm rests in side-by-side relation with each other on the floor of the room, and then arrange the cushion C on the top thereof, as shown by solid lines in Figure 4. Now the bed frame B may be extended from the main frame A until it occupies the position disclosed in Figure 4. At this time, the mattress 24 is supported on the frame B, thus providing a bed that extends substantially the entire width between the side panels 10.

As previously pointed out, the main frame A and the bed frame B could be dimensioned to support a three-quarter or a full-width mattress, within the spirit of this invention.

In converting this article of furniture from a sleeping surface into a seating surface, regardless of its width, the frame member 19 is raised and swung rearwardly so as to overlie the frame member 11, the mattress being doubled back upon itself during this movement. Now the folded bed frame is pushed rearwardly into the confines of the main frame A, restoring the closure plate 25 into the position shown in Figure 1. Next the arm rests DI and D2 are telescoped downwardly over the panel extensions 14. The cushion C is placed on top of the mattress-supporting frame so as to extend between the arm rests, thus completing the operation.

In the event that a chaise longue may be desired, the chair-bed is opened up, and then the arm rests Dl--D2 are replaced on the panel extensions I4, as suggested by the dot-dash lines in Figure 4. The cushion C may be disposed in substantially upright position between the arm rests so as to bear against the spring section l6 of the back.

The part F of the sectional sofa shown in Figure 7 will open up into a bed in exactly the same manner as the chair-bed previously described. In this case, however, only a single arm rest is provided on each part of the sectional sofa.

It will be apparent that the cushion 0 could be made of sufiicient width to extend between the side panels II). In this event the underneath surfaces 30 of the arm rests would abut the top of the cushion when they are telescoped downwardly over the extensions 14. Moreover, the cushion C may be of any desired construction and need not be provided with inner coils. Any and all widths and lengths of mattresses may be used to accommodate one or more persons.

I claim:

1. In a convertible seat-bed of the character described: a main frame including a side panel; the latter having an extension rising therefrom;

this extension defining upright front and rear edge portions; and an arm rest provided on its interior with an inverted box-like frame having an opening in its bottom; the arm rest frame defining spaced-apart end members having confronting faces; these faces being fashioned with vertical grooves made to telescopically receive said upright edge portions of the extension when the arm rest is telescopd downwardly thereover; the grooves defining walls abutting said upright edge portions of the extension to preclude the applied arm rest from moving fore and aft relative to the extension; the arm rest being detachable from the extension when the former is lifted upwardly relative to the latter.

2. The combination as defined in claim 1, in which means are provided on the end members of the arm rest frame to limit downward telescoping of the latter over the extension.

3. In a convertible seat-bed of the character described: a main frame including a side panel; a back member provided on this frame, and having a lateral section curved both vertically and horizontally; and an arm rest detachably supported on the panel; this arm rest having a rearmost end curved both vertically and horizontally for conforming to the corresponding curvatures sion disposed ahead of the back member; and

anarm rest provided on its interior with a frame having an opening it its bottom; the arm rest frame defining spaced-apart end members having confronting faces; these faces being fashioned with vertical grooves made to telescopically receive said upright edge portions of the extension, when the arm rest is telescoped downwardly thereover; these grooves defining walls abutting the upright edge portions of the extension to preclude the applied arm rest from moving fore and aft relative to the extension; the applied arm rest having a rearmost end butted endwise and held up against the back member to merge thereinto without interruption.

PAUL SPAGNOLI.

REFERENCES CITED 1 The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 68,389 Shaefer Sept. 3, 1867 1,260,485 Usievich Feb. 26, 1918 2,071,727 Blumenthal Feb. 23, 1937 

